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Cemetery Records with photographs of headstones.

Hazleton Community Cemetery

Formerly new Hazleton I.O.O.F.

White River Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:Latitude, 38.4885 N;  Longitude, -87.5310 W
Congressional Location:SW-1/4; LOCATION 101; TOWNSHIP 1N; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:Located along the north side of Indiana Highway 56 (East 2nd Street) at the east edge of Hazleton, Indiana.  (Northeast corner of Texas and East 2nd Street.)
Last updatedNov 2023

The following list is a sincere attempt to show all known graves using several different sources and periodically updated headstone photographs. There may be other graves which are unknown/unlisted due to missing, unreadable, destroyed, or broken markers.

If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown here, or of any incorrect information whatsoever, I would be grateful for your assistance. Drop me an email and let me know. Please avoid however, notifying me of very recent burials that do not appear here. I will capture and incorporate these on the next scheduled cemetery update.
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George Pickersgill 

Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Inscriptions and Notes.

Image #                  Image

Sect-

ion

Row

Newkirk

Bessie A

5 Sep 1895

13 Feb 1994

nee KENDLE.  Wife of Johnathan B NEWKIRK.  Married 18 Feb 1915 in Orange County, Indiana. 


Daughter of William M & Mary (WELLMAN) KENDLE.


(Click here to view obituary.)

3881

2

22

Newkirk

Edna M

24 Dec 1920

10 Nov 2000

Wife of Ralph W NEWKIRK.

3425

1

9

Newkirk

Ralph W

26 May 1914

5 Oct 1984

Husband of Edna M NEWKIRK.

3425

1

9

Olds

Mary E

19 Nov 1900

1 Sep 1990

--

3467

1

13

Onyett

Ralph R

1906

1923

Died from injuries sustained in a car accident

3484


From the Princeton Clarion, 15 Aug 1923

1

14

Osborn

Guy Otis

11 Jun 1882

27 Dec 1961

--

3923

3

2

Oster

Laura E

28 Dec 1908

26 Oct 1995

Daughter of R Turner & Maggie M WYATT.

Buried, Indianapolis, IN

Paris R Wyatt, Laura E Oster and Sarah A Raisor, all on the same memorial stone.

3637

1

26

Parker

Lois Luanne “Lue”

16 Nov 1935

9 May 2009

Wife of Ronald Wayne PARKER.  Married 18 Dec 1950.


“Our daughters:  Deborah J, Linda K, Diane J, Carol A”

7089


7090

1

19

Parker

Ronald Wayne

20 Aug 1930

17 Jul 2010

Husband of Lois Luanne “Lue” PARKER.  Son of Albert & Edna (BROWN) PARKER.  Married 18 Dec 1950.


“Our daughters:  Deborah J, Linda K, Diane J, Carol A”


(Click here to view obituary.)

7089


7090

1

19

Parrott

Raymond M

10 Jul 1964

20 Jun 1990

“Son”

4031


From the Evansville Press, 24 Jun 1990

3

20

Paul

Cora D

1889

1959

Wife of Otis V PAUL.

3563

1

20

Paul

Euna Fern

1 Feb 1911

7 May 1919

Daughter of Samuel & Renna PAUL.

3510

1

16

Paul

Otis V

1889

1953

Husband of Cora D PAUL.

3563

1

20

Paul

Renna M

28 Aug 1887

25 May 1957

Wife of Samuel PAUL.

3524

1

17

Paul

Samuel H

29 Dec 1879

18 Jan 1933

Husband of Renna PAUL.

3511

1

16

Peach

Barbara J

3 Sep 1943

--

Wife of Darrell D PEACH.  Married 1 Jul 1992.

4074

4

4

Peach

Darrell D

8 Feb 1934

8 Feb 1993

Husband of Barbara J PEACH.  Married 1 Jul 1992.

4074

4

4

Peppers

Delphia E

28 Jan 1904

21 Jun 1987

Daughter of Clarence H & Liddie PEPPERS.  On same stone as her sister Delma Ann COOMER.

3921

3

1

Perry

Michael David “Mike”

20 Aug 1962

1 Jul 2006

“Father  of Amanda Jane, Zachary Tyler”  “Your gentle face and patient smile, with sadness we recall.  You had a kindly word for each, and died beloved by all.  God had you in His keep.  We have you in our heart.”  “Loving father, son, uncle and friend”

4086

4

5

Perry

Paul

--

--

Lot 170, plot E-4

No headstone found.

 

4

5 

Perry

Sharon

--

--

Lot 170, plot E-3

No headstone found.

 

4

5 

Phillips

Bernice P Self

6 Oct 1913

9 Oct  1988

nee SELF.  Wife of James PHILLIPS, Jr.

3698

2

7

Phillips

Elida E

1886

1962

Wife of Virgil B PHILLIPS.

3955

3

5

Phillips

Eselwyn Larson

17 May 1905

27 Aug 1988

nee LARSON.  Wife of Henry Maurice PHILLIPS

3479

1

14

Phillips

Gilbert N

10 Mar 1917

7 Jun 1997

Lot 164, plot E-4.

No headstone found.

 

3

5

Phillips

Helen Spain

24 Dec 1907

23 Aug 1929

nee SPAIN.

3533

1

18

Phillips

Henry Maurice

5 Sep 1904

31 Dec 1991

Husband of Eselwyn (LARSON) PHILLIPS.

3479

1

14

Phillips

Henry Payton

23 Oct 1864

27 Nov 1934

Husband of Zora (BRICE) PHILLIPS.  “Father”

3507

1

16

Phillips

James, Jr

24 Sep 1921

21 Jan 1988

Husband of Bernice P (SELF) PHILLIPS.

3698

2

7

Phillips

June Vore

30 Dec 1914

22 Oct 2002

nee VORE.  Wife of Paul E PHILLIPS.

3956

3

5

Phillips

L Brice

18 Mar 1908

6 Jul 1989

Lot 99, plot W-4.

No headstone found.

 

1

18

Phillips

Marcella A

26 May 1920

9 Feb 2013

nee KEITER.  Wife of Robert E PHILLIPS.  “Married 1948, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Wichita, Kansas” 


Daughter of Herman J & & Margaret M (GEIFER) KEITER, Sr. 


(Click here to view obituaray.)

1609

3

3

Phillips

Mary Montgomery

1889

1940

nee MONTGOMERY.  Wife of Omar PHILLIPS.

3936

3

3

Phillips

Omar

1882

1960

Husband of Mary (MONTGOMERY) PHILLIPS.

3936

3

3

Phillips

Paul E

30 Nov 1911

2 Dec 2002

Husband of June (VORE) PHILLIPS.

3956

3

5









Phillips

Robert Eugene

15 Oct 1925

3 Jul 1994

Husband of Marcella A (KEITER) PHILLIPS. 


“Married 1948, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Wichita, Kansas

1609

3

3

Phillips

Velmer E

19 Feb 1901

4 Jul 1933

Died from accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound

3578


From the Princeton Clarion, 5 Jul 1933

1

21

Phillips

Virgil B

1883

1957

Husband of Elida E PHILLIPS.

3955

3

5

Phillips

Zora Brice

9 Feb 1874

21 Apr 1934

nee BRICE.  Wife of Henry Payton PHILLIPS.  “Mother”

3506

1

16

Potts

Emery L

9 Jun 1917

10 Dec 1994

Husband of Vera L POTTS.

4010

3

10

Potts

Paul "Eugene"

16 Oct 1939

--

Husband of Rosellyn (PHILLIPS) POTTS.

Married 9 Jun 1963.


(Click here to view obituary.)

7830 GAP

2

23

Potts

Rosellyn

12 Mar 1942

20 Jan 2023

nee PHILLIPS
Wife of Paul POTTS.

Married 9 Jun 1963.

Died at Pompano Beach, FL.


(Click here to view obituary.)

7830 GAP

2

23

Potts

Vera L

13 Mar 1920

--

Wife of Emery L POTTS.

4010

3

10

Priest

Randa A

16 Oct 1943

8 Jul 2010

nee WOOD.  Wife of Richard PRIEST.  Married 16 Apr 1965.  Daughter of Randall & Elizabeth (SMITH) WOOD.

(Click here to view obituary.)

7069

 

2

5

Priest

Richard

9 Nov 1943

--

Husband of Randa A PRIEST.  Married 16 Apr 1965.

7069

 

2

5

Pritchett

Ada Anthis

1907

1994

nee ANTHIS.  Wife of William J PRITCHETT.

3731

2

10

Pritchett

Andrew J

3 Apr 1858

15 Apr 1930

Husband of Mary E PRITCHETT.  “Father”

3732

2

10

Pritchett

Mary E

8 Sep 1854

7 Feb 1950

Wife of Andrew J PRITCHETT.  “Mother”

3732

2

10

Pritchett

William J

4 Feb 1887

13 Dec 1963

Husband of Ada (ANTHIS) PRITCHETT.


Indiana, Pvt. Co. D, 102 Infantry, WW I, Purple Heart.






3731

2

10

Pugh

Jerry Lee

29 Oct 1958

28 Sep 1979

Pvt. US Army

3404


From the Vincennes Sun-Commercial, 30 Sep 1979

1

6

Purkiser

Audrey W

29 Mar 1903

1 Jan 1976

Wife of Ray E PURKISER.  Married 10 Jan 1923.

4108

4

8

Purkiser

Frank

5 Oct 1878

4 Jun 1945

Indiana, Sgt. 11th Inf.

4607

4

6

Purkiser

John A

16 May 1868

4 Feb 1940

Husband of Mary E PURKISER.  “Father”

4065

4

3

Purkiser

Malinda A

12 Jul 1940

10 Dec 1999

--

4111

4

9

Purkiser

Mary E

21 Mar 1870

11 Sep 1951

Wife of John A PURKISER.  “Mother”

4065

4

3

Purkiser

Ray E

4 Aug 1905

28 Mar 1983

Husband of Audrey W PURKISER.  Married 10 Jan 1923.

4108

4

8

Raisor

Sarah A

21 May 1919

19 May 1988

Daughter of R Turner & Maggie M WYATT.

Buried Midway, KY

Paris R Wyatt, Laura E Oster and Sarah A Raisor, all on the same memorial stone.

3637

1

26

Raney

Goldie A

30 May 1932

11 Aug 1978

--

3848

2

19

Rhodes

Adna J

1897

19--

Wife of Stanley Lee RHODES.

3610

1

24

Rhodes

Stanley Lee

1887

1929

Husband of Adna J RHODES.


Co. L, 327 Inf., 82 Div. WW I.




3610

1

24

Rhudy

Ellen

1861

19__

Wife of James J RHUDY.  “Mother”

3719

2

8

Rhudy

James J

1860

1931

Husband of Ellen RHUDY.  “Father”

3719

2

8

Rice

Ellis J

22 Mar 1906

20 Aug 1981

Husband of Helen B (BURKHARDT)  RICE.

3929

3

2

Rice

Helen B

29 Aug 1906

26 Dec 2010

nee BURKHARDT.  Wife of Ellis J RICE.  Daughter of William & Mamie (ROBERTSON) BURKHARDT.

(Click here to view obituary.)

3929

3

2

Rice

John Ellis

1 May 1930

28 Jan 2019

Son of Ellis J & Helen B (BURKHART) RICE.


US Army, Korea.





0001

3

1

Rice

John Wesley

28 Jul 1880

10 Mar 1942

Husband of Pearl Ena RICE.  “Father”

3916

3

1

Rice

Martha Claire

1908

1976

--

3573

1

21

Rice

Martha Jane

1927

1996

--

3574

1

21

Rice

Pearl Ena

1 Apr 1882

5 Mar 1933

Wife of John Wesley RICE.  “Mother”

3916

3

1

Rice

Samuel M

24 Oct 1876

10 Mar 1963

--

3930

3

2

Rice

Sophia K

16 Mar 1907

2 Jun 1940

--

3919

3

1

Richardson

Elijah L

12 Jan 1846

6 May 1929

Pvt., Co. I, 42nd Reg. Indiana Vol. Infantry.  Enlisted on 23 Feb 1864.  Mustered out on 21 Jul 1865 at Louisville, KY.



3900

2

24

Riker

Colton C

11 Mar 1997

9 Jun 2021

Son of Eric RIKER & Tiana KOONTZ.

(On the same stone as his paternal grandparents- Jeffrey & Coetta RIKER and father- Eric RIKER.)


(Click here to view obituary.)

7818 GAP

1

1

Robb

Chester

2 Feb 1942

3 Feb 1942

Stillborn twin son of Orvel & Evelyn (STILES) ROBB.
Lot #80, plot E-3b
(Note:  Information supplied by Sue (ROBB) FREDERICK, 11 Sep 2007)
 


(Click here to view obituary.)

No headstone.

1

15

Robb

Claude

15 Feb 1886

5 Jan 1976

Husband of Edna (WILSON) ROBB.  Married 23 Dec 1911.  Son of James & Maggie (SULLIVAN) ROBB.
Lot #80, plot W-2

No headstone.

 

1

15

Robb

Dan

4 May 1962

20 Jul 1990

Son of Orvel & Evelyn (STILES) ROBB.

3401

1

5

Robb

Edna

5 Apr 1893

7 Jul 1979

nee WILSON.  Wife fo Claude ROBB.  Married 23 Dec 1911.  Daughter of George & Emma (FELTS) WILSON.
Lot #80, NW 1/4.

No headstone.

1

15

Robb

Evelyn Blanche

27 Jan 1919

14 Jan 1999

nee STILES.  Wife of Orvle ROBB.

3398

1

5

Robb

Herschell

1909

1975

Husband of Juanita ROBB.

3420

1

8

Robb

Infant

1975

1975

Infant twin of Tom & Cozetta ROBB.
Lot #80, plot E-2a

No headstone.

 

1

15

Robb

Infant

1975

1975

Infant twin of Tom & Cozetta ROBB.
Lot #80, plot E-2b

No headstone.

 

1

15

Robb

Joey

1950

1950

Son of Herschell & Juanita ROBB.

3420

1

8

Robb

John

6 Feb 1945

10 Apr 2021

Husband of Suetta K. ROBB.


(Click here to view obituary.)

7810 GAP

1

5

Robb

Juanita

1914

1992

Wife of Herschell ROBB.

3420

1

8

Robb

Lester

2 Feb 1942

3 Feb 1942

Stillborn twin son of Orvel & Evelyn (STILES) ROBB.
Lot #80, plot E-3a
(Note:  Information supplied by Sue (ROBB) FREDERICK, 11 Sep 2007) 


(Click here to view obituary.)

No headstone.

 

1

15

Robb

Marthaline "Martha"

23 Aug 1938

27 Feb 2015

nee GIBSON. 


Daughter of Henry & Alwiltia (SANDERS) GIBSON.


(Click here to view obituary.)

0080

2

9

Robb

Mary Lou

?

bef 1942

Daughter of Orvel & Evelyn (STILES) ROBB.
Lot #80, plot E-4
(Note:  Information supplied by Sue (ROBB) FREDERICK, 11 Sep 2007)

No headstone.

 

1

15

Robb

Orvel

1898

1974

Husband of Evelyn (STILES) ROBB.

3500

1

15

Robb

Suetta K

24 Apr 1948

21 Jul 2011

Wife of John ROBB.


(Click here to view obituary.)

7810 GAP

1

5

Robb

Tim

21 Jun 1954

1 May 1996

Son of Orvel & Evelyn (STILES) ROBB.

3399

1

5

Robb

Tom

19 Jan 1951

27 Jan 2003

Husband of Kozetta (WHITE) ROBB. 


Son of Orvel & Evelyn (STILES) ROBB.

3396

1

5

Robinson

Blanche

4 Jul 1917

2 Feb 2010

nee BRASELTON.  Wife of Vernon E ROBINSON.
Married 8 Feb 1941.  Daughter of Orval & Lillis (SLINKER) BRAZELTON.


(Click here for link to obituary.)

2148

1

2

Robinson

Vernon E

5 Jan 1915

19 Sep 1967

Husband of Blanche (BRASELTON) ROBINSON.  Married 8 Feb 1941.

2148

1

2

Robling

Grace

16 Jul 1896

15 Jul 1983

Wife of Virgil ROBLING.

3522

1

17

Robling

Virgil

19 Nov 1888

25 Nov 1966

Husband of Grace ROBLING.

3522

1

17

Rohrscheib

Nettie

1874

1942

Wife of William H ROHRSCHEIB.

3695

2

7

Rohrscheib

William H

1874

1958

Husband of Nettie ROHRSCHEIB.

3695

2

7

Roney

Vonda Vore

15 Jun 1917

3 Jul 1976

nee VORE.

3958

3

5

Ross

Grant Dean

15 Jul 1947

--

Wife of Sandra Kay ROSS.

4078

4

5

Ross

Michael Dylan “Mike”

25 Apr 1969

13 Aug 1995

Son of Grant Dean & Sandra Kay ROSS.  “Our Son”  “The  world has lost a beautiful smile.  Our family together forever.”

4078

4

5

Ross

Sandra Kay

7 Jun 1950

--

Wife of Grant Dean ROSS.

4078

4

5

Rowe

Connie S

5 Oct 1947

18 Feb 2011

nee JONES.  Wife of Michael A ROWE. 


Daughter of Leonard & Mary Alice JONES.

0084

2

 ?

Rowe

Michael A

31 Aug 1947

--

Husband of Connie S (JONES) ROWE.

0084

2

 ?

Rumble

Burl I

22 Sep 1882

6 Apr 1969

Husband of Carrie (SULLIVAN) RUMBLE.  Son of Samuel & Emily (McGARY) RUMBLE.

3830

2

18

Rumble

Carrie S

22 Aug 1884

6 Apr 1969

nee SULLIVAN.  Wife of Burl I RUMBLE.

3830

2

18

Rumble

David Isaac

18 Sep 1879

17 Nov 1946

Husband of Ethel (ROBB) RUMBLE.  Married 18 Sep 1902.  Son of Samuel & Ethel (McGARY) RUMBLE.

3906

2

24

Rumble

Dennis Robb

17 Jun 1910

1 Mar 1965

Son of David Isaac & Ethel (ROBB) RUMBLE.

3905

2

24

Rumble

Emily

1840

31 Mar 1922

nee McGARY.  Wife of Samuel RUMBLE.

3839

2

19

Rumble

Ethel R

1882

1947

nee ROBB.  Wife of David Isaac RUMBLE.  Married 18 Sep  1902.

3906

2

24

Rumble

Samuel

1839

(29 Apr 1841)

8 Nov 1921

Husband of Emily (McGARY) RUMBLE.  Son of Adam & Frances (DOSSETT) RUMBLE.

3839

2

19

Russell

Aaron Matthew

9 Nov 1987

11 Nov 1987

Infant son of Kerry & Nina RUSSELL.

0023

1

3

Russell

Earl T

1916

1917

Children of Edgar S & Ethyl M RUSSELL.  Twin of Muriel RUSSELL?

3893

2

23

Russell

California S

1877

1950

--

3838

2

19

Russell

Edgar S

19 Jan 1894

13 Jun 1975

Husband of Ethyl M RUSSELL.

3882

2

22

Russell

Ethyl M

30 Jul 1895

8 Oct 1984

Wife of Edgar S RUSSELL.

3882

2

22

Russell

Muriel

1916

1917

Children of Edgar S & Ethyl M RUSSELL.  Twin of Earl T RUSSELL?

3893

2

23

Russell

Wilmina

1918

1919

Daughter of Edgar S & Ethyl M RUSSELL.

3892

2

23

               

Section definitions.  For reference, arbitrary sections were defined for this listing (see below, NOT to scale.) 

Section 1:  Located on the northwest corner of the cemetery directly north of the access road. 

Row numbers were assigned beginning along the west edge (Texas Street) of the cemetery and 

ending at the service road separating Section 1 & 4.

Section 2:  Located on the southwest corner of the cemetery directly south of the service road. 

Row numbers were assigned beginning along the west edge (Texas Street) of the cemetery 

and ending at the service road separating Sections 2 & 4.

Section 3:  Located on the northeast corner of the cemetery, east of the service road separating 

Sections 1 & 3.  Row numbers were assigned beginning on the west edge along the north-south 

service road and continuing to the east edge of the cemetery.

Section 4:  Located on the southeast corner of the cemetery, east of the service road separating 

Sections 2 & 4.  Row numbers were assigned beginning on the west edge along the north-south 

service road and continuing to the east edge of the cemetery.

       Gray Lane                                                         Indiana Highway 56 (East 2nd Street)

 

 

       Southeast, Section 4

 

 

 

                     Southwest, Section 2

 

 

 

 

Texas

Street

 

Private

Property

 

 

 

 

Old

Hazleton I.O.O.F. Cemetery

          Service lane

                        Service lane

  

       Northeast, Section 3

 

                     Northwest, Section 1

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